veg egg curry recipe | veg anda curry | vegetarian eggless curry recipe with detailed photo and video recipe. an extremely popular and innovative north Indian curry recipe prepared with paneer and potatoes in an onion-tomato base. the curry base carries the same texture as a typical egg curry but the whole is substituted with aloo and paneer kofta. these koftas are prepared, assembled and shaped in such a way that it looks like anda or egg and hence are named vegetarian eggless egg curry.
veg egg curry recipe | veg anda curry | vegetarian eggless curry recipe with step by step photo and video recipe. North Indian curries or gravies are known for their flavour and the punch of spices it carries in their base. while the hero ingredients like vegetables or paneer or even meat change but the gravy remains the same for most of these curries. this can be monotonous and we crave something interesting this recipe is one such recipe where potato and paneer are shaped like eggs to make eggless curry.
well, some may get furious or surprised for having an egg curry in my blog. let me be clear, this is not an egg curry but a curry looking like an egg with a vegetarian alternative. in other words, it is a kofta curry recipe where kofta is shaped like an egg to make it more attractive and appealing. as I was trying to explain earlier, this can be something innovative and pleasant surprise if you are bored with the same paneer or aloo curries. having said that, preparing these egg-shaped koftas can be time-consuming and it may need extra patience and determination to prepare the end to end curry. perhaps, it can be an ideal choice of curry, if you plan to surprise an occasion with your loved ones. I have tried to prepare the gravy base, very similar to the authentic egg curry, so do try this and let me know your thoughts about it.
furthermore some more related tips, suggestions and variants to the veg egg curry recipe. firstly, the recipe can be time-consuming to prepare the kofta’s and the gravy base and hence needs a bit of planning for it. to mitigate this, you may prepare the koftas in advance and start with a gravy base to add the koftas later to it. secondly, the potatoes have to be cooked properly and avoid using half cooked potatoes. in addition, it has to have minimal moisture so that it can be easily shaped like an egg and holds its shape. lastly, with the paneer stuffing, you may add additional ingredients like mixed nuts, onions etc to make it more interesting. however, it would defeat the purpose or similarities like egg yolk.
finally, I request you to check my other related curry recipes collection with this post on veg egg curry recipe. it mainly includes my other related recipes like Paneer Do Pyaza Recipe – Dhaba Style, Stuffed Mirch Sabji Recipe – Paneer Stuffing, paneer makhani, south indian curry, bhindi masala, onion kulambu, vrat wale aloo, curry without onion and garlic, paneer butter masala, leftover roti kofta curry. further to these I would also like to add some more related recipe categories like,
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Veg Egg Curry Recipe | Eggless Veg Anda Curry with Aloo Paneer
Ingredients
for eggless anda preparation:
- 1 cup paneer, grated
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 2 potato, boiled & grated
- ½ cup paneer, grated
- 2 tbsp corn flour
- ½ tsp salt
- oil, for frying
for tomato-onion paste:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 inch ginger, sliced
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 tomato, sliced
for gravy:
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ onion, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup curd
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
Instructions
how to make eggless egg:
- firstly, in bowl take 1 cup paneer, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp turmeric.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- grease hand with oil and prepare small ball-sized yolk. keep aside.
- to prepare outer white layer of egg, in a large bowl take 2 potato, ½ cup paneer, 2 tbsp corn flour and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined forming a dough.
- grease hand with oil and pinch a ball sized mixture.
- roll and flatten slightly, place a small ball sized prepared yolk.
- stuff in and prepare a egg shaped kofta.
- fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
- make sure to stir and fry on medium flame until it turns golden brown.
- drain off the egg shaped kofta and keep aside.
how to make gravy:
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 inch ginger, 5 cloves garlic, and 1 onion.
- saute until onions turn golden brown.
- add 3 tomato and saute until tomato turns soft and mushy.
- cool completely, and grind to a smooth paste. keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon and 1 tsp cumin. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add ½ onion and saute until the onions turn golden brown.
- keeping the flame on low, add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala and 1 tsp salt.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- further add prepared onion tomato paste and cook well.
- cook until the oil separates from the base.
- keeping the flame on low, add ½ cup curd and cook well.
- keep cooking until the oil starts to release out.
- add 1 cup water and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- cover and boil for 5 minutes or until everything is well combined.
- now add fried eggless egg kofta and dip in gravy.
- cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
- now add 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
- finally, enjoy veg egg curry with roti or rice.
Nutrition
how to make veg egg curry with step by step photo:
how to make eggless egg:
- firstly, in bowl take 1 cup paneer, ¼ tsp salt and ¼ tsp turmeric.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined.
- grease hand with oil and prepare small ball-sized yolk. keep aside.
- to prepare an outer white layer of egg, in a large bowl take 2 potato, ½ cup paneer, 2 tbsp cornflour and ½ tsp salt.
- mix well making sure everything is well combined forming a dough.
- grease hand with oil and pinch a ball sized mixture.
- roll and flatten slightly, and place a small ball-sized prepared yolk.
- stuff in and prepare an egg-shaped kofta.
- fry in hot oil, keeping the flame on medium.
- make sure to stir and fry on medium flame until it turns golden brown.
- drain off the egg-shaped kofta and keep it aside.
how to make gravy:
- firstly, in a pan heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 inch ginger, 5 cloves garlic, and 1 onion.
- saute until onions turn golden brown.
- add 3 tomato and saute until tomato turns soft and mushy.
- cool completely, and grind to a smooth paste. keep aside.
- in a large kadai heat 2 tbsp oil. add 1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon and 1 tsp cumin. saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- now add ½ onion and saute until the onions turn golden brown.
- keeping the flame on low, add ¼ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp garam masala, and 1 tsp salt.
- saute until the spices turn aromatic.
- further, add prepared onion tomato paste and cook well.
- cook until the oil separates from the base.
- keep the flame on low, add ½ cup curd, and cook well.
- keep cooking until the oil starts to release out.
- add 1 cup of water and mix well adjusting the consistency.
- cover and boil for 5 minutes or until everything is well combined.
- now add fried eggless egg kofta and dip it in gravy.
- cover and simmer for 2 minutes.
- now add 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander. mix well.
- finally, enjoy veg egg curry with roti or rice.
notes:
- firstly, make sure to add the kofta just before serving, as the kofta turns soggy.
- also, you can add spices in kofta to make it masaledar.
- additionally, adding cornflour helps in binding. so do not skip it.
- finally, veg egg curry recipe tastes great when the gravy is spicy.